Evangel University is 12.7 miles from Rogersville
No college sits inside Rogersville’s boundary, but Evangel University’s campus in Springfield, with 1,776 students on campus, is 12.7 miles from the center of town, and Ozarks Technical Community College is 13.3 miles away in Springfield. About 6% of Rogersville’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Rogersville. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Rogersville
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Rogersville
Five private colleges within 14.4 miles, one public college within 12.8 miles, and Ozarks Technical Community College 13.3 miles away.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Rogersville’s median household income ($70,485) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Rogersville: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Evangel University (3); Drury University (2); Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies (2).
Questions about college near Rogersville
Is Rogersville a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Rogersville residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Missouri (6). The nearest campus, Evangel University, is 12.7 miles away in Springfield.
What colleges are near Rogersville?
7 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Missouri State University-Springfield (12.8 miles, 19,643 students on campus), Ozarks Technical Community College (13.3 miles, 7,896) and Evangel University (12.7 miles, 1,776).
What is the closest community college to Rogersville, and what does it cost?
Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, 13.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,512 a year for Missouri residents; the federal net price, $6,936, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Missouri State University-Springfield cost if we live in Missouri?
Tuition and fees are $9,502 a year in-state and $18,770 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,718 (under $30,000 income) to $20,576 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Rogersville. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →